Crib rail support



April 30, 1946. S KROLL ET AL l CRIB RAIL SUPPORT Filed Oct. 11, 1945 INV EN AT0125 Patented Apr. 30, 1946 UNIT-ED S''ir'IEjSY FICE @CRIB-RAILsUPPoRT. samuel Kmuanu'Nathan J. Irren, chicago, vr11. Applicationoctober 11, 19de-plerin No.5'05,-802

1 Claim.

This invention relates to certain novel improvements in baby cribs andmore particularly to a crib structure in which the crib may beexpeditiously converted into a youths bed, and has for its principalobject the provision of an improved construction of this character whichwill be highly efficient in use and economical in manufacture.

The primary use of a crib to which this invention relates is that ofserving as a bed for a baby. As the baby grows older, the usefulness ofthe crib as a bed for the baby becomes less important, and the motherthen seeks to provide a youths bed. This she does by either dispensingwith the use of the crib and purchasing a youths bed or by removing oneof the side rails of the crib, leaving the one side of the crib entirelyunguarded.

Among the salient objects of this invention is the provision of a cribstructure wherein the crib may be, Without any substantial change ormodification, converted from a crib into a youths bed.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means forconverting the crib into a youths bed whereby certain structuralelements of the crib are retained and utilizedfor the purpose of thisconversion.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of means forconverting a crib into a youths bed without reconstructing the crib forsuch purpose.

Still another object of the invention is the provision of means forconverting a crib into a youths bed wherein such means comprises fewparts, is simple in construction, and economical in manufacture.

Other objects, advantages and novel aspects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the novel combination and' arrangement ofparts to be hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanyingdrawing showing the preferred form of construction, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of the crib embodying ourpresent invention; n

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational View illustrating the means ofconnecting the top bar of the side rail of the crib to one of the poststhereof;

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary sectional detail view illustrating the means forconnecting the bottom bar of the side rail to one of the posts of thecrib; and

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary sectional detail view taken substantiallyV online 4--4 0f Fig. 3.

The drawing illustrates the preferred form of construction of ourinvention. The crib illustrated in the drawing is substantially similarto that shown and described in our Patent No. 2,297,968 issued October6, 1942. In such a crib there are usually provided end panels I0 and oneor more slidable crib sides (not shown). In addition there is alsoprovided an adjustable spring II which supports the mattress (notshown). In our previous patent this spring I! is supported in anadjusted position by brackets I2 equally spaced from each other andformed in an elongated plate I3 with the main `body It of the platespaced from the posts I5 of the panels II). The ends I6 of these platesare connected in the usual manner as at Il to the posts I5.

The bracket elements I2, as in the case of our previous patent,hereinbefore referred to, receive the end portions I8 of the hanger rodwhich supports the spring II.

To accomplish the conversion of a crib into a youths bed, we substitutefor the side rail of our previous patent, the side rail I9, which railI9 is provided only partially with the upstanding spindles 20, leaving asubstantial passage 2l, so that the child may have easy and convenientaccess and egress from the converted crib. This side rail I 9 isconnected to the end panels in the following manner. f

The side rail I9 preferably includes a top bar 22. The ends 23 of thisbar 22 are provided with depending pins 24. These depending pins 24 areadapted for passage through an opening 25 formed in the horizontalportion 26 which spaces the plate I3 from the posts I5.

The crib side further provides a lower bar 2l'. To the ends 28 of thislower bar 21 we provide plates 29 each of which has an angled end portion 30 adapted to abut the face 3 I of the post I5. These angledportions of the plates 29 are connected to the post through the mediumof slot and pin connections 3| (Fig. 4).

In use, to convert the baby crib into a youth-s bed the usual crib siderail is removed. A hole is then formed in each of the horizontalportions 26 of the plates I3. These holes receive the pins 24 after thesupporting plates or brackets 29 have been connected to the posts I5 byslot and pin connections 3 I.

From this description it is apparent that by the construction defined ababys crib may be expeditiously converted into a youths bed and thatwith few exceptions the same parts may be employed for this conversion.It will also be apparent that the converted crib is safe and may beconveniently made by use of the minimum number of parts and withoutdestroying or reconstructing the babys crib for the conversion.

While we have illustrated and described the preferred form ofconstruction for carrying our invention into effect, this is capable ofvariation and modication without departing from the spirit of theinvention. We therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precisedetails of construction set forth, but desire to avail ourselves of suchvariations and modifications as come within the scope of the appendedclaim.

Having thus described our invention, what we claim as new and desire toprotectrby Letters Patent is:

Means for connecting the side frame of a crib to opposite verticallypositioned posts of said crib in which the crib includes a crib springframe and a bracket attached to-one of the posts and having a horizontalportion, said side frame comprising a bottom bar and top bar, means onthe bracket for detachably supporting one end of the spring framethereon, said means for connecting the side frame to the postscomprising a slot and pin connection between the bottom bar of the sideframe and each said post, and a pin carried by the top bar of the sideframe at one end thereof and detachably engaging in an opening formed inthe horizontal portion of said bracket, substantially as described.

SAMUEL KROLL. NATHAN J. KROLL.

